The Lane Tech Champions will be taking part in a tournament against the St. Rita Mustangs at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday. Lane Tech has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 210 points over their last three games.
Lane Tech is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took an 82-75 hit to the loss column at the hands of Kenwood on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Champions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 76th, while the Broncos are ranked third).
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Zach Mazanowski, who went 10 for 18 on his way to 29 points and five rebounds. Dalton Scantlebury was another key player, dropping a double-double on 17 points and 12 rebounds.
Even though they lost, Lane Tech smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, St. Rita was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were five points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 49-44 heartbreaker at the hands of Providence Catholic.
St. Rita's defeat dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Lane Tech, their loss dropped their record down to 6-6.
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